Translating the Impossible | Umur Celikyay | TEDxHisarSchool

Umur Celikyay talks about his motivation in translating James Joyce's "Finnegan's Wake" novel, which has been previously described as untranslatable, and the many challenges he faced during this process. Umur Celikyay is a faculty member at Koc University and an esteemed book translator and author. One of his proudest accomplishments has been translating James Joyce's "Finnegan's Wake" novel, which has been previously described as untranslatable. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx